Europe has just marked the second anniversary of Gaia-X. It's a cloud data project intended to help the continent achieve "digital sovereignty," but many companies remain skeptical or have simply never heard of it .
It's the end of uncontrolled expansion. The power of global tech corporations is being curtailed worldwide. US authorities are suing Facebook, while China's rulers are imposing heavy fines on domestic IT companies.
Digital technologies are data-driven. But who has access to the data, and who is allowed to use it? Digital sovereignty means that people can decide for themselves how their data is used.